McKelvie Intermediate School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Bedford, New Hampshire

McKelvie Intermediate School in Bedford, New Hampshire enrolled 619 students in 2024-25 with 48.0 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the New Hampshire middle-school median of 10.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 77% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 74% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Hampshire: 50.8% and 41.6%).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

649 students in 2022-23, 625 students in 2023-24, 619 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.0 to 48.0.

Students enrolled at McKelvie Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 649, 2023-24: 625, 2024-25: 61902004006008002022-236492023-246252024-25619
Students enrolled at McKelvie Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 649, 2023-24: 625, 2024-25: 61902004006008002022-236492023-246252024-25619
Students enrolled at McKelvie Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 649, 2023-24: 625, 2024-25: 61902004006008002022-236492023-246252024-25619
Students enrolled at McKelvie Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 649, 2023-24: 625, 2024-25: 61902004006008002022-236492023-246252024-25619
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2364951.012.7
2023-2462547.013.3
2024-2561948.012.9

12.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 New Hampshire middle schools

Among the 92 New Hampshire middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Hampshire middle schools, 2024-2592 values from 6.8 to 16.9; This school 12.9; state median 10.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 10.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire middle schools, 2024-2592 values from 6.8 to 16.9; This school 12.9; state median 10.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 10.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire middle schools, 2024-2592 values from 6.8 to 16.9; This school 12.9; state median 10.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 10.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire middle schools, 2024-2592 values from 6.8 to 16.9; This school 12.9; state median 10.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 10.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 339 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McKelvie Intermediate School enrolled 678 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 339 of the 678 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent7.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.9% of students were White, 9.9% Asian, 8.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.9%
  2. Asian9.9%
  3. Two or more races8.6%
  4. Hispanic3.4%
  5. Black1.0%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at McKelvie Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 77% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Hampshire
Reading and language arts, 2021-2277%77%50.8%
Math, 2022-2374%73% (2021-22)41.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Bedford

2 public middle schools in Bedford report 2024-25 enrollment; McKelvie Intermediate School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ross A. Lurgio Middle School64611.54.3%
McKelvie Intermediate School61912.95.0%

All public schools in Bedford →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about McKelvie Intermediate School

  1. Ross A. Lurgio Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 646 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. The Founders Academy Charter School (E)The next nearest public middle school, 3.4 miles away: 279 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare McKelvie Intermediate School with Ross A. Lurgio Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bedford School District spends per student$18,552 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,552
  5. The largest public schools in New HampshireMcKelvie Intermediate School is the number 19 by size of 93 New Hampshire middle schools open in 2024-25.#19 of 93
  6. New Hampshire schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.4 for middle schools.12.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about McKelvie Intermediate School

  1. How many students attend McKelvie Intermediate School?
    619 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 649 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bedford, NH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at McKelvie Intermediate School?
    12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Hampshire median for middle schools is 10.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is McKelvie Intermediate School a Title I school?
    McKelvie Intermediate School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at McKelvie Intermediate School do on state tests?
    The students tested at McKelvie Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 77% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. New Hampshire's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is McKelvie Intermediate School in?
    Bedford School District, NCES district ID 3301740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330174000017 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22